i9-9900 vs Pentium Gold 4425Y
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-9900 outperforms Pentium Gold 4425Y by a whopping 844% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2399 | 743 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.58 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium | Intel Core i9 |
| Power efficiency | 17.35 | 15.11 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 21 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $439 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1515 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 615 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | 16 GB | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | 1.2 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | 4096 x 2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.10 | 10.38 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.98 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 21 April 2017 | 23 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Gold 4425Y has 983.3% lower power consumption.
i9-9900, on the other hand, has a 843.6% higher aggregate performance score, 56.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Core i9-9900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Gold 4425Y is a notebook processor while Core i9-9900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4425Y and Core i9-9900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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